Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from...

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and...

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's...

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's...

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never...

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never...

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not...

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not...

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.